World's Most Difficult Runways For Takeoffs And Landings

BANGALORE: Travelling to a new country, in a remote area of the world, is an adventure. At times, you might not know what to expect on your arrival at your destination. Some airports in the world are tailored for those who love adventure and a surprise in their travels. When you think about a plane landing on a runway, it doesn’t scream out ‘exciting.’

However, let’s have a look at a list of airports that represent the most exciting landing sites in the world that passengers can travel:

1. Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport, Saba, Caribbean

This is billed as one of the shortest runways in the world which is just less than 400 metres long. According to the pilots, while landing they feel they landed on an aircraft carrier instead of a runaway. Aircrafts have to fly headfirst towards a moss covered cliff, before making a quick bank to the left just before landing.

The runway is located high up, sort of on a ledge above the surrounding ocean, with abrupt drops on three sides. In addition, the windy, mountainous terrain makes for a hard-to-accomplish landing.